Walter J. Coyle MD

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Pancreas Disease

Head, GI Division, Scripps Clinic

10666 N Torrey Pines RdLa Jolla, CA 92037
Phone+1 858-554-8879
Fax+1 858-554-8065

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Education & Training

Medical University of South CarolinaFellowship, Therapeutic Endoscopy, 1995 - 1996
Naval Medical Center (San Diego)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 1995
Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1991
National Capital ConsortiumInternship, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1986

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2006 - 2028
PA State Medical License 1988 - 2006
SC State Medical License 1995 - 1996
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
ABIMGastroenterology
ABIMInternal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American College of Physicians
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification MEDSEEK Empower, SymphonyCare, LLC, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2012, 2014-2017

Clinical Trials

trūFreeze® Spray Cryotherapy Patient Registry
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Spray Cryotherapy Esophageal Consortium Consensus Recommendations for Liquid Nitrogen Spray Cryotherapy in Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Cancer Using a Modified D...
Tilak Shah, Zaid Ansari, Akram Ahmad, Walter Coyle, Bruce B Greenwald
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2026-07-01
Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Esophagus Causing Pseudoachalasia.
Garrett Teskey, Alexander Prevallet, Rohit Khanna, Franklin Chung-Han Tsai, Walter James Coyle
ACG Case Reports Journal. 2025-04-01
7 citations
Development of American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy standards for training in advanced endoscopy within dedicated advanced endoscopy fellowship programs.
Sachin Wani, Gregory A Cote, Rajesh N Keswani, Rena H Yadlapati, Matt Hall
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2025-01-01

Lectures

18th Annual Primary Care in Paradise Medical Specialties from the Primary Care Perspective
Scripps Conference Services & CME /Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI), Maui, Hawaii - 3/25/2013

Authored Content

Tu1147 LIQUID NITROGEN SPRAY CRYOTHERAPY FOR PALLIATION OF INVASIVE ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA: RESULTS FROM A MULTICENTER U.S. REGISTRYMay 2018
Tu1147 LIQUID NITROGEN SPRAY CRYOTHERAPY FOR PALLIATION OF INVASIVE ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA: RESULTS FROM A MULTICENTER U.S. REGISTRYMay 2018

Press Mentions

San Diego’s Top Doctors: The Annual List, 2026October 1st, 2026
Where GI Training May Fall ShortMarch 27th, 2026
Scripps MD Anderson Patient Speaks Out on Colorectal Cancer ScreeningMarch 23rd, 2022